California leads the country in both policy and projects that are laying the path to a zero net energy (ZNE) future. The California ZNE Watchlist, produced by the New Buildings Institute (NBI), provides examples of commercial buildings that have verified zero net energy performance, buildings that have met over the course of a year, net zero energy usage through onsite renewables. The Fall/Winter 2016 ZNE Watchlist lists 20 commercial buildings have verified ZNE.